More than 1,000 people descend on suspect. Despite unusually tight security, the accused in the brutal assault and attempted rape of a 14-year-old girl was yesterday attacked by an angry crowd during a re-enactment of the crime in Lop Buri’s Sa Bot district, prompting police to cancel it. Wirat Raksinil, 37, who has confessed to assaulting the schoolgirl on Saturday, was yesterday morning taken to three locations to re-enact the crime with about 150 police officers guarding him from more than 1,000 angry onlookers.

Volunteer tutors brush off threat of gunfire to serve in South

Unshaken by the ongoing violence, as many as 177 teachers from around the country are today heading to the three southernmost provinces to give Grade-12 students free tutorials for the upcoming university entrance examinations. The teachers have volunteered their services hoping to help the students in the deep South, whose education is often interrupted by gunfire and explosions. The tutorial project, which begins today, will continue till Monday and cover extensive lessons in physics, chemistry, mathematics, social studies, Thai and English.

Prisoners did kill themselves: police

Police yesterday closed an investigation into the suspicious group hanging of three drug suspects in custody at Muang Lamphun police station, citing security camera footage that showed no intrusion into the detention facility. Police Lt-General Phanuphong Singhara na Ayutthaya also stated an autopsy report by Chiang Mai University found no toxic substance, poison or tranquilliser in the blood of the three men, only methamphetamine which they used long before their deaths on October 3.

BURNING ISSUE: It’s show time for young leader

‘Democrat Assembly’ will show how well Abhisit has taken the reins of the party

AUDITOR-GENERAL IMPASSE: SAC seeks ruling by charter court

Move attacked as bid to keep Jaruvan from assuming post

Senate agenda skips Jaruvan

Senate Speaker Suchon Chaleekrua has released the schedule for next week’s three-day Senate meeting but no discussion about the status of Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka as auditor-general is on the agenda.

OCTOBER 6, 1976: Lessons apply to South

Gothom urges officials in the South not to repeat the same deadly mistakes

Impossible that Najmuddin is separatist: Wan Noor

The government’s former point man for the Muslim-majority South, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, yesterday defended his ex-colleague Najmuddin Umar, saying he did not believe the former MP committed treason as charged.

Public won’t pay for debt plan

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday said it was unlikely public funds would be spent to pay for the government’s new debt-relief scheme for individuals.

METRO BRIEFS: SOCIAL ILLS TACKLED

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has said it will spend Bt500 million to survey and formulate an action plan to tackle social problems, poverty, homelessness and living conditions next year in 500 city communities.

HEALTH PORTFOLIO: Sudarat to back Anutin for top job

But PM says no changes to Cabinet this month

PROFILE: Under-fire Suchai vows to quit politics

Public Health Minister Suchai Charoenratanakul yesterday declared he would quit politics, after being pressured to cancel a planned transfer of nine high-ranking health officials, including permanent secretary Vichai Thientavorn, who stands accused of being corrupt.

IN BRIEF: JUSTICE MINISTRY: Thaksin ‘had no hand in extension

of brother-in-law’s tenure’